Little Sofia
Little Sofia is a designation applied to localities outside the modern borders of Bulgaria; it is used to emphasize the population's strong Bulgarian national identity. The term most often refers to villages in what are today the Republic of North Macedonia and Greek Macedonia. In the context of Macedonia, such villages often lie in otherwise Grecoman and Serboman areas.
The name Little Sofia was used pejoratively by the Grecoman and Serboman population as well as Serbia and Greece's armed propaganda and later those nations' authorities in parts of the region. For the local Bulgarian-identifying population, the name came to be a symbol of ethnic pride.Villages nicknamed ''Little Sofia''
- Akir, Israel
- Ano Vrontou, Serres regional unit, Greece.
- Dračevo, Kisela Voda municipality, North Macedonia
- Lokvica, Makedonski Brod municipality, North Macedonia
- Raotince, Jegunovce municipality, North Macedonia
- Vasileiada, Kastoria regional unit, Greece
- Velgošti, Ohrid municipality, North Macedonia
- Vevi, Florina regional unit, Greece
- Xino Nero, Florina regional unit, Greece
- Ydroussa, Florina regional unit, Greece